Chris Beardshaw

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 25: In the final programme of the series, the whole team head to Beechgrove. Carole, George, Brian, Calum and Kirsty help head gardener Mairi prepare for winter and review the progress of the garden’s recovery through 2021.     Calum brings some of his prizewinning veg, including his giant cabbage, to show to the group, while George brings his judge’s scales and measuring tape to see if there are any record breakers. And Chris provides the final report from his garden high in the Cotswolds and reviews the progress of his new allotment through 2021.

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 24: The Beechgrove team are all looking ahead in this bulb special. Carole and Mairi show how to force hyacinths for Christmas, while George naturalises fritillaria bulbs in his lawn and also tries to create the best recipe for ‘lasagna’ layered bulb planting for the coming spring.     From the Murrays in Melvich to Diana in West Linton, the Beechgrowers are back for the final round-up, bringing their own personal gardening video diaries from all across Scotland for the final time this season. And we visit Lynne Chapman’s garden in Cumbernauld. During lockdown last

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 23: The Beechgrove team review some of the successes and failures of 2021’s growing season.     Carole takes a look at her 6 x 8 greenhouse and checks whether her chilies are hot enough to handle. In Old Scone, Brian appraises the first year of his new no-dig vegetable plot, and in sunny Joppa, George assesses the hits and misses on his allotment. Meanwhile, Kirsty creates an on-trend and easy-to-replicate teapot terrarium. Growing your own tomatoes successfully is always satisfying. Camilla Fredricksen takes that to a new level as she grows around 200 varieties

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 22: We’re at the height of the harvest at Beechgrove as Brian and Carole find out which has come out on top – heritage or contemporary?     It’s show day for Calum as we attend Beechgrove’s very own private veg show, set up in homegrown style in his grandparents’ back garden in Leven, and Lucy Dalgleish provides one final update from her balcony garden in Maryhill, where we discover the success of her growing projects.   The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 22   Roof gardens and balconies If you live in a building without

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 21: Carole and Mairi are particularly delighted to welcome gardener and cook Dina Watt to Beechgrove this week, as Dina has promised to cook for Carole and Mairi using Beechgrove’s own produce but adding Dina’s special Indonesian twist.     Nestling in the south western tip of Scotland on the Rhins of Galloway is Scotland’s most exotic garden. Kirsty visits Logan Botanic Garden to see how this unique garden manages to be both exotic and yet very Scottish. We also visit the Maxwell Centre, based in the Coldside area of Dundee. This now ten-year-old community

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 20: Carole and Mairi attempt to tame a large clump of exuberant bamboo at Beechgrove while Kirsty creates a fairy garden out of broken terracotta pots, pebbles, moss and a bit of magic.     If you want to hide something unsightly or create structure in your garden, Brian takes a look at some of the many options for taller hedging. George is at home in sunny Joppa where he’s thinking ahead and showing how to collect and save seeds from this year’s favourites. Chris is in his new allotment high up in the Cotswolds

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 19: The tattie harvest is in full swing at Beechgrove. From contemporary tatties to heritage tatties to tatties in containers, it’s Beechgrove tattie howking time.     From the very tall to the very small, Brian and Carole prove that there is a tree fit for everyone’s gardens and this week they branch out into trees for a small garden. We visit an award-winning garden on a seaside cliff edge in Buckie. Despite their garden’s precarious and exposed position, Elizabeth and Malcolm Schofield have created a colorful plant-filled haven that’s not just for their own

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 18: Leven allotmenteer Calum Clunie visits his dream garden – and that happens to be Beechgrove! Meanwhile, Kirsty is with Scottish lavender growers on the banks of Loch Leven, near Kinross.     Our garden visit this week is to rural East Lothian, where Jackie and John Fry have worked tirelessly over the past four years to renovate an overgrown, 1.5-acre rural space to create an exquisitely informal garden that complements the landscape around it.   The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 18   How to grow lavender Lavender is prized for its richly fragrant flowers